The curse of the ‘quiet divorce’: have you secretly left your marriage?

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You’re still together, but do everything apart and put more energy into relationships outside the home. Victoria Young talks to couples who are ‘disengaged, but not divorced’ and asks: can ‘quiet quitting’ a marriage can ever work in the long run? T hey all have different reasons: for Jane*, a 57-year-old accountant who has been with her husband since university, it’s his refusal to discuss their relationship that has led her to emotionally withdraw. For Hannah*, a 54-year-old business manager,